Tinkering
As traffic and activity increase, I am beginning to appreciate how much I have enjoyed the quiet and the change of pace that the lock-down brought. It was lovely to go out on foot or on my bike early in...Read More
Category: Life
Ouch
On Wednesday, I did something to a calf muscle during my early morning walk. Whether it was the cold weather or trying to walk too fast or what, I'm not sure. But it went into some sort of spasm and...Read More
Light::Life
https://vimeo.com/406496952 By and large the weather has been fantastic. Until I had a small domestic accident on Saturday, I had been taking advantage of my tendency to wake early by going for lovely morning walks. Setting off at about 6.15,...Read More
Anaesthesia
I've been off work, recuperating from my hernia repair adventure. It takes me ages to get over general anaesthetics for some reason. So for most of the week my head has felt fuzzy. I've been able to do things (I've...Read More
No …
... I haven't stopped. It's been a busy few weeks though: adjudicating at the junior Feile Luimnigh, celebrating a significant birthday and having a hernia patched up. Yes ... that side ... Yes ... that birthday ... Yes ... Limerick...Read More
Marmalade. I like marmalade*
However, before I tell you about marmalade, I must tell you that I bought a new bike. It's a Boardman and it was on special offer at Halfords in Carrickmines. I'd been thinking about getting a new bike for ages....Read More
Choices
I was just reading an online article about a Finnish initiative to alleviate homelessness that has had huge success. In short, the state provides discounted loans to a Finnish NGO that buys and renovates properties to house those without homes....Read More
Bets (Part 1)
I'm not really a gambler but I like betting occasionally. I don't have the patience to study form and I'm not that interested in sport in general so I tend to avoid sports betting. Except Cheltenham. I don't know why,...Read More
Calm
I took a trip out to Killiney beach this afternoon to replenish my stock of pebbles. It was a beautiful day with a clear sky and a slight haze softening the edges of things. I spent some time, eyes down,...Read More
Swings and Tangles
I went looking for my Uncle Rupert today. He died sometime in the 1970s and is buried in Mount Jerome. A pal at lunchtime told me how to negotiate the cemetery office so I gave it a go this afternoon....Read More
Needs Must
Maybe it's the time of year (not my favourite, as I've explained previously). Or maybe it's just circumstances. Maybe both. My mind has been buzzing over the last week. Not always in a productive way. Sometimes art for me is...Read More
Looking Up
Over the last few weeks I've been looking up. More specifically, looking at trees against the backdrop of the sky. Not the whole tree. Just the edges. Edges interest me. Edginess conveys passion, energy, momentum, opportunity. The edge of something...Read More
Happy
Last November, I blogged a bit about my childhood and mentioned a bloke called Donall Murray. Just to remind you (!), in 1970, I was in a play in the Eblana Theatre, under Busaras in Dublin, called 'It's a Two...Read More
What a Difference a Day Makes …
It's the June bank Holiday and I really needed this extra day. The last couple of weeks have been difficult and I'm a bit wrecked, to be honest. Also, because it's been busy and because I haven't been sleeping all...Read More